Bhiamie is a Euahlayi Man from north-west New South Wales with family ties to north-west Queensland.

He graduated from the Australian National University (ANU) with a Bachelor of Arts and First Class Honours from the Fenner School of Environment and Society in 2014. His Honours thesis When the Wattle Flowers, investigated the roles and functions of Aboriginal Ranger organisations throughout Australia, comparing and contrasting them to the National Landcare program and it was awarded the Charles D Jubb Prize for Environmental Research in 2014.

Bhiamie has since worked as the Indigenous Fire Management Project Officer with ACT Parks and Conservation Services and as a senior research officer with the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS).

He is currently undertaking the Master of Arts in Indigenous Governance (MAIG) at the University of Victoria, British Colombia, Canada.